Day 14-Monday, 12 Jan 09-S.Padre Island

Photos: Although the beach looks like Ft Lauderdal, it's really not very busy. The tallest building that's furthest down the beach is the start of the huge area we like to wander. The seagulls were eating right out of our hands...but Wil paid the price by getting pooped on.

We had a magnificant day. It was a bit cloudy when we got up but by the time we'd showered and 'cleaned the house', the clouds had parted and the sun was out.

We packed a lunch and headed for the beach. Instead of going to the area we normally do, we went in to the National Park, found a nice secluded area out of the wind and enjoyed the afternoon. There are so many shells on the beach that you can't walk more than one or two steps without bending over to pick one up. We just sat, walked, harassed the seagulls, and enjoyed the afternoon. We are all a tad redder than we were when we got there but not enough to be uncomfortable.

After a rigorous happy hour, we bounded back to Dirty Dan's and had probably our last over-the-top deep fried everything. I expect we'll get back to more sensible eating once we are travelling again.

Wil and Dianne are heading towards Florida tomorrow and we'll go back to San Antonio on our way to Arizona. We've had such a wonderful time with them and still can't believe we were able to meet so far from home. We've all commented on how we slipped back into our old friendship so easily.

Before we get on the road tomorrow we'll make a quick trip back to the big beach so I can get some photos.

Until next time, love and hugs to all. xx